All That Divides Us Poems /
Although the poems in this collection are not narrative, they do present a narrative, gradually unspooling the tale of the poet's rebel aunt, who left the family "to marry a Chinaman" in the 1930s. It's an old story, full of poignancy, mystery, family pride, and doubt. When the a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[S.l.]:
Utah State University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Swenson Poetry Award
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Although the poems in this collection are not narrative, they do present a narrative, gradually unspooling the tale of the poet's rebel aunt, who left the family "to marry a Chinaman" in the 1930s. It's an old story, full of poignancy, mystery, family pride, and doubt. When the aunt returns to die, the poet, now grown, discovers in herself the need to reclaim the connections that her family had severed. She travels to China several times--to learn. Gradually, through wide-eyed insightful poems, we see the poet rebuild with her Chinese cousins a sense of generation, family, and humanity--bridging over all that divides us. Elinor Benedict has also received the Mademoiselle Fiction Prize, a Michigan Council for the Arts Award, and an Editor's Grant from the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines (CLMP). She earned an M.F.A. in writing from Vermont College and her work has also appeared in various literary journals and in five chapbooks. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic book. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (67 pages) |
| Audience: | General adult. |
| ISBN: | 9780874213331 0874213339 |